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Pope thanks Bishop Varden for retreat, highlights references to Saints Bernard, Newman (CWN)

At the conclusion of the February 22-27 retreat to the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV thanked Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, who preached the retreat conferences.

Those who attend unapproved traditional Latin Masses are excommunicated, Brazilian archbishop declares (Pillar)

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, OFM, of Maceió, Brazil, declared that Catholics who attended unapproved traditional Latin Masses are schismatics who have incurred automatic excommunication.

“The archbishop’s decree reminded local Catholics that, if they wish to attend a Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, they may do so at the authorized diocesan location, the Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul in the city of Maceió, where the Mass is celebrated every Sunday,” The Pillar reported.

Vatican announces 2026 stamps (CFN.va)

The Postal and Philatelic Service of the Vatican City State announced its 2026 postage stamps.

Among the 19 stamps are stamps commemorating the 8th centenary of the foundation of the Cathedral of Toledo, the 3rd centenary of the canonization of Saint. Aloysius Gonzaga, and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Venerable Pius XII, as well as a stamp portraying the Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral in Kyiv.

‘Philippine Rosary Crusade’ Launches to Coincide With Revolution’s 40th Anniversary

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An Angel Is a ‘Guardian of Holiness,’ Explains Bishop Varden

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Pew Report Finds 35% of US Catholics Are College Educated

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Catholic Bishops to Supreme Court: Abandoning Birthright Citizenship ‘Immoral’

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Feb. 28 Saturday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Saturday, Weekday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660). She was born in 1592, and married in 1613. When her husband died she made a vow of widowhood and devoted herself entirely to works of charity. St. Vincent de Paul, who became her spiritual director, gradually initiated her into his own charitable works for the poor and afflicted, and in 1639 they founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity to which St. Louise dedicated the rest of her life. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI on March 11, 1934.

What the Transfiguration Teaches Us About Life

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The Ostermann Fiasco Is Over. Notre Dame’s Catholic Identity Crisis Is Not

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